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1t was noon before the last farmer
had tied his horse in the shed of
the church and joined the sup
plicants. Nearly all the business
houses in the city were closed. The
hot sun streamed through the open
windows and made the room uncom-
Portable. After a short address, in
which Rev. DR.. Eldredge spoke of the
object of the meeting, the horny hand
ed and tanned yeomanry fell upon
their knees while the pastor offered up
a most pitiful prayer. During the sup
plication, which lasted fully half an
hour, there was constant fusilade of
''amens" and "glory to God" from the
faithful. The scene was unlike any
thing ever seen here before, and many
who witnessed it were moved to tears.
The farms and homes of many gray
haired men depend upon the speedy
answering of this prayer. When the
sun went down Sunday night not
cloud obscured the sky, and when the
morning came the air was as stifllng
and lifeless as any time during the
drought.
a prayer meeting was held on the
farm of Jules Lippincott last night.
Farmers came from miles around, and
when all was ready men and women
fell upon their knees, aud. lifting their
faces to the stars, ilnplored God to
send rain. The meeting lasted until
midnight. At that hour a bank of
rain clouds crept slowly out of the
southwest, and soon spread over the
entire western horizon. The prospect
of deliverance from the ruin that faced
them, drove many of the men delirious
with joy, and the meeting, which few
moments before was of the most lu-
gubrious character, now broke up with
a dance and prayer of thanksgiving.
Ram did not come, however, and the
atmosphere tonight is suffocating.
Fires are burning in the woods, and
pastures for miles around are scorched.
The farmers have lost many cattle in
these fires, which seem to spring up in
a dozen places at once. Section hands
along the railroad are worn out from
the persistent struggle against the
flames during che last fortnight. To
show to what straits the farmers
are placed, it was reported today that
the starving herds of cattle have been
turned loose into the oat fields.
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The Lead City Tournament.

LEAD CITY, OAK, July AT the
tiremen's tournament today there was
increased interest and attendance
The laddermen's contest for $50 was
won by McMullen, of Rapid City, in
five seconds and three-fifths. His only
competitor, Benter, of Deadwood.
slipped through the ladder. The
Rapid City firemen then paraded
the town with McMullen on
their shoulders, yelling. The Lead
City department was barred in this
race under protest of Deadwood. The
dry hose race of 300 yards, connect
with hydrant, attach pipe and run out
$50 feet of hose for $500 and 800 was
contested by the Homestake hose, of
Deadwood, the South DeadWood hose,
the Lead City hose of the Rapid City
and Central City hose. Lead City won
in 0:43 2-5 seconds; IIomestake second,
"A; Rapid City, 0:44 Is; South Dead
wood ,0:46 2-5; Central, O:45 1-8. In the
foot race of 100 yards, Marshall, of
Lead City, was first, Bellview second,
Mullins third. In the juvenile hose
race, the uomestakes of Lead City
won in 0:35 2-5; McDonald's. kids of
Deadwood, second, O:35A. The $50
prize was given to the former.
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Casualties on the Fourth.

WHEELocK, Mich, July GA can
non burst, killing Mr.. Mills and SER
iously injuring several others. At the
adjoining village of Ithatha the fire.
works exploded prematurely, fatally
injuring Col. Snidecker and burning
several others seriously.
New YORK, July 5.-Eddie WHEEL
don, aged II years, was shooting off
fire crackers last night in front of John
Flynn's saloon, on Cedar street. Flynn
told the boy to desist but was not
needed, and the saloon keeper there
upon fired three shots from revolver
at Eddie, one of the balls smashing the
boys right knee to pieces.
ORLEANS, N. Y, July 6.-Aeronaut
Clark, who fell from his balloon, on
the Fourth, renamed in an uncon-
scious condition until today when he
died.
STEELE, OAK, July Ga shooting
affair took place here Monday. b. Sea-
bright shot Clint Patterson through
the thigh, causing severe and possibly
fatal wound. Seabright was imme-
diately arrested.
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A Heartless Mayor. !.

fcAGo, July There has been
6erable comment over the failure
byor Roche to take any action in
ase to the telegram from the
Ir of Marshfeld, Wisconsin, after
kceut fire appealing for help. and
dding: "Can not your people offer
Bthing? Provisions are needed
lost" The mayors only response
b send the dispatch to the press
curt note to the effect that he
flake no official action. Those
Ire criticlsing this cold blooded
bition of the appeal say that he
readily have found precedents
Hing a meeting of citizens which
have inaugurated a subscription
bt the relief ball in motion. Con.
ng the sympathy which Chicago
teeived on similar occasions, they
st common decency should have
|nted some move on the part of
kecutive.
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GOOD BUSINESS MAN WANTED.
The President Looking Around for a
Successor to Secretary lamar:

Successor to Secretary Lamar.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The persis-
tency with which Senator Colquitt
has been put forward the past few
days as the probable successor of sec
retary Lamar, should the latter 90 to
the supreme bench, has drawn public
attention to that gentlemen here in
Washington as one of the sensible bus
mess senators with leaning toward
conservatism and disposition to talk
little that has won him the regard of
the older senators and the people. He
has twice been elected governor
OF Georgia and showed great
ability in the management of the
affairs of the state. He has,
like Malone, a strong belief in the re-
Operative powers of the south, and,
in business sense, is liberal and pro-
gressive. He is great friend of La
mar, with whose views he is in practical
accord, and whose policy in the man
agement of the interior department he
would carry out to the letter were he
made secretary. 1t is not unlikely that
Assistant Secretary Muldrow will re-
ceive some consideration for the place
under civil service policy, but there
Is one latent opposition to him in the
department. There is movement on
foot, also, among Pensylvanians to
have Solicitor General jerks ap-
pointed in Lamar's place, and it is
known that the president has received
the suggestion with considerable in
terest. He likes jerks and would ap-
point him secretary if public policy
would be subserved thereby. The fact
is that the president has felt much
safer regarding his department of
justice since jerks has gone there and
is strongly opposed to his leaving
there while Garland is at the head of
it. AS has already been stated, how
ever, the president is determined to
secure good business man for the
head of his interior department and
and all the pressure and political intlu-
ence in the world will not secure any
man the appointment.
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the publication. Mr.. shipley is good
printer, and his friends predict for him
Succpao
WHITE LAKE.

WHITE LAKE, July S.-White Lake
celebrated the Fourth in grand man.
ner. Fully 1900 visitors were in town,
from Jerauld and Charles Mix counties
and from Plankinton and other places.
The town was decorated with flags and
green boughs. at 10 o'clock one of
the finest professions ever witnessed
in southern Dakota marched through
the principal streets of the city. In
the van, marched the marshal and the
White Lake band, followed by the city
officers, the G. A. r. post, the sons of
veterans and thirty-eight girls dressed
in white, representing the states, then
came the principal citizens and the
kalithumpian band and a long file of
people. The church bells sounded the
echoes of Independence hall and the
air resounded with artillery.
AT the stand, the White Lake band
played the Star Spangled Banner and
the glee club sang some very fine patri-
otic airs. Miss Jessie Laughran read
the Declaration of Independence in an
excellent manner, which was followed
by "All Hail Us, Ye Free" by the glee
club. Then Dick Haney, of Plankin-
ton, was introduced as the speaker of
the day. Mr.. Haney delivered an ora
tion of rare beauty, careful thought,
fraught with excellent truths. showing
himself to be man of poetic fancy,
keen observation, pleasing address and
patriotic feelings. Mr.. Haney was
then followed by Rev. Father Ahne,
who delivered an Grafton in German.
Father Ahne has an excellent voice. a
ready language and clear knowledge
of the wrongs of the American colo
MES. All knowing German pro-
nounced his oration a fine effort. In
the afternoon came the races, DR..
Rozes taking first money in the trot-
ting and the owner of Sassy Billy"
of Plankinton, taking first money in
the running races. Charley Hooper,
of this place, easily won the foot race,
making hundred yards in less than
eleven seconds. The match game of
ball between Bloomington and White
Lake took place at o'clock, p. m. The
Bloomington nine carried away the
purse of $50, with a score OF 22 to ID.
Charles Mix has one of the strongest
teams in southern Dakota.
"A brilliant display OF Ere works was
witnessed in the evening. Everthing
transpired in an orderly manner, show
ing the harmonious working of our
committees. All feel that they en-
joyetl themselves.
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scrgt. Ra1ston's Widow.

EsIuNGToH, July Last evening
b white haired woman tainted in
dies dressing room of the Bslti-
& Potomac depot. Several ladies
red her assistance, and finding
he was in need Of food supplied
ants. She told them she was the
\ of Sergt.- Ralston, who died on
Feely expedition. She had come
b the hopes of securing some aid
khe government, but failed, and
eans having become exhausted,
poruation was secured for her to
York, and it was expected that
hthorities would send her to Bos-
/ Her case excited considerable
Rthy,
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Complaint From the Coast. .

WASHINGTON, July Merchants of
Walla Walla, Washington territory,
complain to the interstate commission
ers that the freight per 100 pounds on
cotton piece goods from Chicago to
Walla Walla is $40, while to Port
land, $50 miles further, it is only S1.2O
per hundred pounds.
The wholesale grocers of st. Louis
have filed an amended complaint
against the Missouri Pacific railway to
the effect that thousand mile tickets
for commercial travellers are sold for
not less than S25, while excursion
tickets to certain points on the line Of
the road are sold at rates which for
1000 miles would amount to not more
than $40 or $15.
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CHAMBERLAIN.

CHAMBERLAIN, July 5.-'rhe Fourth
was celebrated at Chamberlain in q
pleasing and patriotic manner.
The large assembly who comprised
many from all parts of Brule county
and neighboring towns, gathered be-
meath the shady elns of American
creek and listened to the address Of
welcome by Mayor Meyer, and two
excellent orations-one by Miss S. A.
Richards. OF Pukwana, and the other
by Mr.. w. a. Porter, OF lkimball Both
speakers entered into the spirit of
their respective themes with enthu-
siasm. and were eloquent and strong.
Mr.. Porter, who is a leading lawyer,
and a democrat, denounced the at
tempted return OF the rebel flags in
terms that were not uncertain.
The Chamberlain Mozart club and
the Octette furnished some excellent
music
One of the impressive features of the
day was the procession. A large
chariot, called the Scar of States" was
driven through the streets, and upon it
were thirty-eight little girls, gaily
dressed in white, each wearing a
badge of the state she rep
esented. All the states were there,
and the District of Columbia as well.
Behind the wagon, "afoot and alone" "
was a little girl wearing the name
dakota" on her badge, and holding in
her hand banner, saying "Let me in
R. f. Shipley and w. A. Scott have
made trade by which the Pukwana
Press passes into the hands of the for
mer, who had already taken hold of
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CROPS DESTROYED.
Vast Number Of Locusts Near Perham,
Minn., Destroy the Crous.

Mimi, Destroy the Crops.
PERHAM, Mimi, July Last year
few grasshoppers appeared ON one or
two fields in Perham and destroyed
part of the crops. They were little fell
lows. unable to fly and supposed to be
the common grasshoppers. They kept
together in swarm and worked
mostly OH the edge of the fields,
cutting narrow swath, and disap-
peared about harvest tine. Now the
prairie at Perham is alive with locusts.
Trees, walls and buildings are covered
with the creatures, crawling in the sun
light. They are crushed under foot, on
the sidewalk and in the streets and
fields. They rise in "a cloud about you
and beat against your face in clumsy
flight. High in the air on every clear
day when the wind is strong the
white wings of millions of them can
be seen going as the wind carries
them. The crops at Perham are a
dead loss. Ten thousand acres can al
ready be counted as destroyed Vege-
tation in places is devoured to the
roots and elsewhere the leaf is stripped
off and the kernel bored, leaving the
stalk and husk. Everything is being
eaten, except wild grass and foliage.
In the same place currant bushes and
young trees are stripped of their bark
and foliage. Numerous as these in
sects are, this is evidently only the be-
ginning of their ravages, and their in
crease is something beyond computa-
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MYSTERIOUS MRS. BROOKS.
The Woman Tells How She Was
Kidnapped.

Mrs. Alfred Brooks, of Juniata,
Mich. dropped in upon her family
Thursday unannounced. She looks
careworn and haggard. In talking
she hesitates and falters, and then her
eyes assume that CLASSY appearance
which sometimes indicates mental de-
rangement. She says the name of her
old time lover was Marcus Van Dore,
descendant Of Count Van Dore, of
France. Marcus left Mrs. Brooks $780,
600, she says, and this statement was
corroborated by Mr.. Brooks to the ex-
tent that he says his wife first told him
of the legacy fourteen years ago, but
that he would not then let her touch
the money. Later came letter from
Lawyer. Shoeman, of Indiana, stating
that the money was lying idle, await
ing her pleasure. Last August ne met
Mrs. Brooks in st. Louis and gave
her draft for $6O,OOO. From
there she says she went to Pueblo, Col,
where she was to meet Anna Van Dore,
sister of the count, but instead met
Lawyer Shoeman again. He told her
that Miss Van Dore was dying. II
tainted" says Mrs. Brooks, land when
1 regained consciousness found myself
a prisoner. The draft and cash had
secreted in my hustle. but my jailors
secured it. In that awful place, de-
prived of all care, my babe was born"
Here Mrs. Brooks sobbed and moaned
pitifully. "They killed my babe before
my very eyes. Three weeks ago Detec-
tive Green released me, explaining that
the man who kept me prisoner said l
was his crazy sister, l wrote of the
tortures to which l was subjected.
Look here" and Mrs. Brooks held up
her thumbs, showing where she had
been tied up by them. Her finger ends,
too, apparently showed where attempts
had been made to draw the nails with
pincers.
"When 1 had recovered sufficiently
went to San Francisco and there met
Anna Butterfield, my cousin. To-
gether we started east. but becoming
suspicious that she was in conspiracy
against me, slipped out of the car
one night, taking with me her dress,
pocketbook and ticket. waited until
the next train and then came on
Mrs. Brooks shows the booty taken
from Miss Butterfield rs evidence that
she is telling the truth. She asserts
that she never was in Riverside, Col,
but shows photograph of Miss But
terfield, of that place, and the resem-
blance between the two is striking.
Mr.. Brooks has no doubt as to the
truth of his Wife's story,
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The Diyision Conyeution.

HURON, July 6.-Considerable inter-
est is being taken in the convention to
be held here Thursday afternoon to Sc
lect twenty-one delegates to the south
Dakota division convention to meet
here July 13. All the townships in
the county will be represented and the
delegates will be selected without re-
gard to party preferment but with a
view Of securing good men-true
friends of division and admission-to
look after the interests OF the people
of Beadle county in the coming elec-
ti0n
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Quebec Badly Scared.

Quebec, July IA fire which ragged
in Quebec last night, threatened to
reach the powder magazine, thereby
creating terrible alarm throughout the
city. 1t was under control at 1 o'clock
this morning. Excited citizens that
had fled from the city, returned home.
The loss is estimated at sl5O.OOO. No
insurance.
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A Printing Office Demoralizsd.

WATERFOWL, July Ga dastardly
outrage was committed last night.
Some one entered the office of Public
Opinion and destroyed the forms and
mixed up the type generally. This pa
per, like the Huronite, has criticised
quite severely, Judge Spencer and the
attorneys here, who prepared some
resolutions of censure. The work Of
breaking into the Office is supposed to
be that of some one upholding the dig
nifty of the court. Several witnesses
went to Huron to testify for the de-
fense in the Spencer-Huron case.
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MIR. CLEVELAND DECLINES
To Attend the G. A. r. Reunion
in st. Louis.
Crimes, Casualties and Confia-
grations.
BLAINE ABROAD.
He Travels in Style and Has a Gen.
orally Good Time.


LONDON, July Thames G. Blaine
and family, accompanied by the lord
mayor ofLondon and senator and Mrs.
Hale, left for Edinburgh today. The
party occupied the royal saloon rail-
road car, profusely decorated with flags
and bore the coat of arms of Maine
in honor of the distinguished party.
Mr.. Blaine will be the guest of Andrew
Carnegie and participate in the cere-
monies attending the present action
for the freedom of the Scotch capital
to Mr.. Carnegie; also in the reception
to be rendered the latter in recogni-
tion of his generosity to Edinburg. 1t
is expected that Mr.. Blaine will de-
liver an address at the reception.
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The South Still Solid.

ellNGroN. July 7.--Congressman
ert, of Alabama, stated in an in
w today that there is no proba-
lot a break in the democratic SOL
pf the south. He says Cleveland's
erlty is greater than ever in Ala
and he believes the same is true
Fough the south.
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Provoked at the Pinkertons.

UN1oNrowN, July THE presence
Of Pinkerton's armed men in the coke
regions has caused intense excitement
and serious trouble may follow. The
strikers are indignant and denounce
the operators in the loudest terms.
The detectives are in charge of Super
intendent Linden. of Philadelphia, and
Captain Folly, of Chicago. They say
they are not there to cause trouble but
to prevent it. They will remain until
the strike is broken.
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WOONSOCKET.

WooNsocKEr, July 6.-Two little
girls, aged ten and twelveyears, daugh-
ters of Andrew Hesdorfer, living
tweve miles southwest of town were
drowned while bathing in a pond Of
water near their fathers house on the
Fourth. The parents were away. at
tending the celebration.
At the ball play at Forestburg, Mon
day, the Woonsocket "kid" nine de-
feated the first nine of Artesian City
and raked in the purse of S25.
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After the Pension Frauds.

eHAMroN, N. Y, July THE
4 DR.. Mills and Capt. Laidlow, Of
r, charged with fraudulently OBJ
q a pension for Francis Patter-
now in progress. The evidence
is very damaging to the accused.
kney Lockwood, of Buffalo, con-
fthe case for the government.
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PRAYING FOR RAIN.
Strange Scenes in Illinois, Where
People are Dying for Water.

CAMBRIDGE, ILL.,, July THE
drought has become so terrible that
public prayers are being offered for
rain. The fences along the country
roads and the dead walls of the villa
ges are plastered with hugh yellow and
red bills calling for special service at
the district school houses and churches.
The following poster has attracted par
ticulare attention for several days past;
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Eight Jurors Thus Far.

CHICAGO, July 6.-The Doodle case
before Judge Jamison was on trial
again this morning. The story that
among the five jurors accepted and
sworn Yesterday was one, George
G. Tate. who was u bosom friend OF
Varnell, caused considerable commo-
ton among the attorneys for the prose,
cution, who discussed plans to get rid
of Tate. Eight jurors have been sworn
on far
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bits of the Switch Heard From.

EvELAND, Ohio, July 1.-THE
has received q letter from men,
4 the knights of the Switch"
y forth the objects of the organi-
!, the main one of which is deal
fith criminals that. escape legal
hment. Your "fur robbers" he
eues, twill not escape even if
q new trial, and the jury will
ecape if it renders a verdict of
ban murder in the first degree.
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Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head: market
dull and easier; shippers, SO 30@4 S.;
bulk.$l 50@3 60; butchers Culixed cat
tle), 80 OO@3 Is; stockers and feeders,
81 OO@2 SIS.
lIogs-Receipts, $1,000 head; market
dull, 1Or lower. Light grades. 81 9O@
5 90; poor to choice. 81 95@5 Is; heavy
mixed packing, poor to good, SIS O5@
s5 25. -.......
Sheep-Natives, SO OO@4 20; west
erns, SO 25@3 80; Texas, 80 60@$4.
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circumstances Surrounding
an AyJd Lady.
krse Criticism of the Mayor
| of Chicago.
fights of the Switch" Mean
Business.
BROUGHT TO BOOK.
Works Pet Policeman Tried for
Serious Offences.

Nv YORK, July 7.-Police Capt.
knder Williams was placed on
koday before the police commits
4. on charges preferred by DR..
hrd Crosby and others, that he
Fingly permitted certain disor-
houses to continue their traffic in
tecinct, and also permitted a viola
bf the excise laws in Tom Gould's
bther disroputable resorts, The
lin pleaded not guilty. Elihu Root
kred as his counsel.
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Damaged hY Hail.

YANKToN, July THE report of
severe hailstorm, which occurred last
evening in the eastern part of the
county, was confirmed today BY farm
eys living in the ncighborheod visited
by the storm. Corn was badly dam
aged and also small grain, though the
damage to the former was not so great.
The storm did not extend far and was
confined to narrow strip in the vicin-
ity of Wakonda and Valins.
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Deadly Ice Cream.

New YORK, July There is a
strong suspicion that twenty families
were poisoned on July 4th, by eating
ice cream. They were victims OF some
confectioner's business rivals or per-
sonal enemies.
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Sufrocated While at PLAY.

NELsoNvILLE. Ohio, July 7.-Louis
Andrews and Herman Fiddler. aged
Band II years, respectively,were found
dead under the scales of a furna e
at Buchtel, at + o'clock this morning.
1t is supposed the boys went under the
scales while playing hide and seek, and
were suffocatcd by the gas escaping
from the furnace
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Sharp Growing Worse.

~ YORK, July Jacob sharp's
p has been gradually growing
since he has been lodged in Lud-
Freet Jail to await sentence for
ey. Today his illness has in
% so much, that he was unable to
Ehls bed, and his friends have be-
alarmed.